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[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Both. For a couple years it was definitely all day but through college it was just in the evenings. The mental effects were a lot worse when it was all day but I noticed it still when it was just evenings.

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah lots of anything can get you My brother has bad memory from that too

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ve smoked a lot of weed, and known a lot of people who have smoked a lot of weed, and this is my theory:

Marijuana makes it easy to get into a headspace where you simply aren’t recording memories. It is sort of like daydreaming and then snapping out of it and not knowing what the lecturer has been talking about.

People such as myself who have used weed to avoid feelings of depression tend to seek out that state, and once you get in the habit of doing that, it is hard not to fall into it again while high. You can counter it with practice, but like any mental discipline, it is a tricky thing to accomplish.

Some people seem to have a personality that keeps them more actively focused on external things rather than their internal thoughts while high, and those people don’t seem to have the same memory problems. Same goes for people who smoke for only part of the day—their brain has more time to be focused on outside stimuli and not get in the habit of being internally focused all the time.

Needless to say, my memory is shit when I’m not intentionally trying to remember something. It is sort of a blessing for me though because it makes me less anxious about things when I can move on from them without a strong memory.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Some people seem to have a personality that keeps them more actively focused on external things rather than their internal thoughts while high, and those people don’t seem to have the same memory problems

Could also be ADHDers. I smoke ALL day either because it's a passable replacement for my actual meds (helps focus) or because if I don't then the Adderall turns off my hunger sensation completely. Despite this my memory is on point specifically when I'm high, I'm a little slower when sober funny enough.

My Dr directly attributes that to my ADHD. He could be talking out of his ass but he's also got it and has been doing work in this field for like 40 years so I trust him.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

That may also be due to the strength. Not to mention, it's hard to measure thc amounts when inhaled. Other methods can be dosed out consistently, and even at low doses, although not always with the same effect as smoking. There may be better ways is all I'm saying.